Jan
16
Bauer appoints new editor of Bella
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – H Bauer has replaced Bella editor Jayne Marsden with Julia Davis, a former deputy editor of OK! Magazine.
Jan
16
Gruner & Jahr tipped to buy FT Deutschland
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Publisher Gruner & Jahr is reportedly close to finalising a takeover of the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper, of which it already owns 50%, by buying out UK publisher Pearson, according to German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Jan
16
Argos hands three-year brief to Iris
Posted in: UncategorizedArgos has given a three year contract to Iris PR after work on a product sold at the store made popular by TV show Dragon’s Den.
Jan
16
Saatchi Singpore hires digital duo
Posted in: UncategorizedSINGPORE – Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore has boosted its interactive capability with the hire of Nathan Hackstock as digital creative director and Simon Lazenby (pictured) as digital business director.
Jan
16
Dunlop Volleys: Exceptionally Average, 2
Posted in: Uncategorized
Advertising Agency: Marilyn & Sons, Melbourne, Australia
Creative Directors: Kristian Jamieson, Gavin Willemsen
Art Director: Martin Brown
Copywriter: Marilyn & Sons
Directed by Robby Douglas Turner for Zealot Films
Aired: January 2008
Jan
16
Dunlop Volleys: Exceptionally Average, 1
Posted in: Uncategorized
Advertising Agency: Marilyn & Sons, Melbourne, Australia
Creative Directors: Kristian Jamieson, Gavin Willemsen
Art Director: Martin Brown
Copywriter: Marilyn & Sons
Directed by Robby Douglas Turner for Zealot Films
Aired: January 2008
Jan
16
Hitler needs another Art Director, schnell!
Posted in: UncategorizedA while ago MaketheLogoBigger posted The great Art Director Escape, and I see now that adding funny subtitles to this film has become a bit of a meme like LOLcats. Der Untergang is a thoroughly impressive depressive movie where Bruno Ganz portrays Adolf Hitler so realistically you’d think it was a documentary. I saw it twice in the movie theatres, once without subtitles (and I don’t speak German!).
Jan
16
Third of UK population now watching on-demand programming
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – More than a third of UK consumers are regularly watching TV on demand, double last year’s figure, according to a survey by broadband company Tiscali.
Jan
16
Nuts TV to launch on digital satellite
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Nuts TV is to launch on the digital satellite platform via the Sky Guide, following its successful launch on Freeview last September.
Jan
16
BHF tasks Avenue A/Razorfish with targeting ‘tweens’
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Digital agency Avenue A/Razorfish has been tasked with targeting 11- to 13-year-olds for the British Heart Foundation’s first online-only campaign.
Jan
16
Facebook in wrangle with Hasbro over Scrabulous
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Facebook has been asked to scrap one of its most popular applications, Scrabulous, after Hasbro and Mattel, the owners of Scrabble, said it infringed their trademark.
Jan
16
City Republic: is another big crash on the way?
Posted in: UncategorizedEarly falls on the FTSE 100 cause Stephen Foster to look at the state of the markets, as well as the latest for big brands Northern Rock and Liverpool FC.
Jan
16
China Mobile selects IPG for global assignment
Posted in: UncategorizedBEIJING – China Mobile, the world’s largest cellphone operator by market value, has selected Interpublic Group, led by Lowe Worldwide, to handle marketing communications for its emerging markets business.
Jan
16
Trinity Street swoops on NME marketing chief
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – NME’s head of marketing, Nick New, has left the title to join new media services business, Trinity Street, as marketing director.
Jan
16
Apple to take on DVD market with movie rental service
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Apple has launched a movie rental service through its online iTunes store after striking a deal with six Hollywood movie studios in a new threat to the DVD market and major players such as Blockbuster.
Jan
16
ASA bans videogame ad for encouraging violence
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – A TV ad for computer game ‘Stranglehold’, featuring a prolonged shoot-out between four men, has been banned by the ASA for encouraging and condoning violence.
Jan
16
PHD rewards Jeffrey with promotion to EMEA president
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – PHD has promoted, Hilary Jeffrey, its EMEA managing director, to president of the region with immediate effect.
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